GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| forte | one's strong point |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| antecede | precede |